- Bundang-dong
Bundang-dong (분당동) is one of the 19
dong s of Bundang-gu,Seongnam ,South Korea . The total area is 3.40 km², with a population of 31,186 (Apr 2007) [http://www.bundang-gu.or.kr/dong/bundang/history/history.asp?dong_select=A01] . It is quiet residential area with trees and parks, located at the foot of Mountain Bulgok. Taehyeon Park is close to the residential area. Different from other areas in Bundang, houses in Bundang-dong mainly consist of 3-story villas, studio apartments but not high-rise apartments. This quiet place has several upscale cafes and restaurants which attract people looking for a quiet place rather than busy places likeSeohyeon Station . Bundang-dong consists of two small towns, Saetbyul town and Jangan town. It is close toBundang Central Park andYuldong Park . Two elementary schools (Dangchon and Jangan elementary schools) andDaejin High School lie in Bundang-dong. The famous St. John's Cathedral is near Yuldong Park.History
Name 'Bundang-dong' comes from Bunjeom-ri and Dangwu-ri which used to be the Bundang-dong area. It became a part of
Seongnam and was named Bundang-dong in 1973. It became a part ofJungwon-gu ,Seongnam in 1989, and finally became one of "dongs" of Bundang-gu.External links
*ko [http://www.bundang-gu.or.kr/dong/bundang/main.asp Bundang-dong Office]
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